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Invisible Links

By Default admin account on 29-Jan-10 11:29

The awful rocks rushing towards him must have looked terrifying, even if only fleetingly. Before smashing into them, he skimmed a small strip of beach helplessly, at the mercy of a ferocious windspeed. So...

January

By Default admin account on 11-Jan-10 12:37

The small cockstep of increasing daylight is now obvious every evening and every morning if you check. And although shoots of the early bulbs are invisible under snow, we know that our world is again tilting towards the sun. The new year...

Christmas at any age

By Default admin account on 04-Jan-10 09:54

“She was five, sure of the facts, and recited them with a slow solemnity. She said: ‘They were so poor, they only had peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to eat and they went a long way from home. The lady rode a donkey, the man walked, and the baby was inside the lady. They...

Time to think

By Default admin account on 03-Jan-10 16:38

The Guardian newspaper has a regular women’s feature as far as I know; furthermore they expressed an interest in nuns, some time ago. But not being a regular reader, I’m not sure whether or not the reasons for choosing this way of life have been explored in it’s columns. Not to mention the revised reasons...

Beauty in adversity

By Default admin account on 14-Dec-09 02:32

I never liked the back garden being paved; but have conceded that maybe I am ‘getting past’ cutting the grass now. The red and grey tiles are easy enough on the eye, especially in the morning light. And I have flower-beds and containers to compensate.

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